Maternal Programming of Defensive Responses Through Sustained Effects on Gene Expression

Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention Science

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Meaney, Michael J ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Maternal behavior; Mental disorder; Physical disorder; Postnatal period; Prenatal period; Stress response

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918939856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195306255.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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